
I believe that guy equates to my job as a Dad. I am the General Contractor of the character of my children. "Whoa there", you say "What about God?" In my analogy God is the Architect, the Designer. Remember Ephesians 6:4?
And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath,
but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
I have full confidence in the Lord to do His part, it's my part I worry about. For instance, I sub-contract out my child's health care to Dr. George Eastman III. He is an excellent Doctor, and he isbut bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Four years ago, we fired a sub-contractor, the Prosper Independent School District, and decided to educate our children ourselves [yup, we're homeskoolurs]. You may choose to sub-contract Algebra, Science, & Early European Lit. education to your local School District. That too is okay because the Architect never spells out specifically who should set your child's broken elbow, or who should teach him Metal Shop.
But I have a more pertinent question. Who is handling the spiritual education & health of your children? "Hey, that's what we pay the preacher for." "That's why we send them to Sunday School." We sub-contract out their character development and eternal destiny. Oh really? I'm not sure I'm with you on that one Spanky. As I understand the blue-prints from the Architect, he specifies that my wife and I are responsible for that.
Whose job is it to infuse values into my children? Hannah Montana? Zack & Cody? The 'health & sex ed' teacher? Oprah? Harry Potter? Edward the Vampire? Child Protective Services? the Discover Channel? Brittany Spears? No, no, and no, it is me. "Bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord". Whether or not you teach them Algebra, teach your kids God's word. Don't 'send them to Sunday School', instead 'take them to church'. Then discuss the sermon, help them apply it in their own lives, let them see you apply it in your life.
Watch Hannah Montana with them and help them discern the good from the bad. Read
